AN INVESTIGATION OF PULSE DURATION MODULATION.

Abstract

This investigation shows that a pulse duration modulation system can be made to work with low distortion. A simple four-section RC filter with a tuned circuit for carrier rejection was used to recover the signal. At the beginning of the investigation an attempt was made to measure the magnitude of each sideband using a harmonic wave analyzer. This method did not work because different sidebands fall at the same frequency (or within a few cycles) and gave readings very difficult to decipher. A small drift in either frequency (especially the signal multiples of it appear in the sidebands) caused all sidebands to drift. Since lower and upper sidebands drifted in opposite directions with a frequency change two successive readings could disagree drastically.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0617085

Entities

People

  • Billy F. Lucas

Organizations

  • Kansas State University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Analyzers
  • Circuits
  • Distortion
  • Frequency
  • Modulation
  • Pulse Duration Modulation
  • Rejection
  • Resonant Circuits
  • Resonant Frequency
  • Sidebands
  • Tuned Circuits
  • Wave Analyzers

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Electronics Engineering
  • Mathematics or Statistics